Skirt-gage.



M.' MoHLsIcK.

SKIRT GAGE.

, APPLIOATIOI FILED JUNE 4, 1910.

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MARY MOHLSICK, OF PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK.

SKIRT-GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application led .Tune 4, 1910. Serial No. 565,106.

'1'0 all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY MoHLsioK, citi zen of the United States, residing at Peekskill, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Gages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to skirt gages and has for its object to rovide a device of the above character which can be easily and accurately adjusted, thus making it of a desirable nature.

It also has in view the provision of a skirt age which can be collapsed into a compact orm and stored away or carried from place to lace as the case may be.

ith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of partsv all as hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s whereinigurel 1 is a side elevation of theskirt gage, disclosing the present invention 1n its o erative or open position; Fig. 2 is a rear e evation of the same; Fi 3 is a side 'elevation of the device in its co lapsed or compact form; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional View parts thereof being broken away, illustrating the manner of retaining the device in its open or operative position; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5*-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of the sliding block or member to which a brace is secure for retaining the structure in its open position; Fig. 7 is an elevation of the sliding member.

Referrin more particularly to the draw-- at 1. The section or member A constitutesa latform upon which the person stands, an the section or member B is provided with a pair of vertical lon itudinally extending slots, said slots extending nearly the len h of the said section.

ithin one of the slots is slidably mounted a horizontal gaging or measurin arm 2, said arm bein retained in the slot y a set screw 3 whic also may revent sliding movement of said arm. ithin the other slot is similarly mounted a vertical gaging or measurin arm 4 which arm has a horizontal extension 5 'at its ullper extremit extending approximately t e width o the member B, and also has a hook 6 provided at .the said extremity of the arm 4, said hook` being adapted to engage the free terminal of the member or base A for retaining the deyice in its collapsed or compact form as illustrated in Fig. 3. The arm 4 is retained to the member B by a set screw 7 in a similar manner to the arm 2.

For retaining the device in its operative position, a brace 8 is provided having an aperture in each of its terminals. The base A 1s provided with a recess 9, to one of the sides of which is secured a pin or stud 10 extending a portion of the width of the recess. To the pin 10 is pivotally and detachably secured one end of the brace 8, the other end of which is pivotally mounted in the sliding block or member 11, said block being slidabl mounted within one of the slots. The sli ing member 11 is formed from one piece of metal, being bent U-shaped, having its base anged as at 12 and the arms or free terminals bent outwardly at approximately right angles as at 13, thus forming channels in'which the edges of the slot are seated. This member is preferably made of spring material and so ent as to produce friction enough to retain the device open, and yet permit the sliding of the member at the will of the operator.

In collapsing or folding the invention, the brace 8 is detached from the pin 10 and the member or block 11 is slid or forced to the base of the slot and the brace positioned as shown in Fig. 3. The sections A and B are then brought together and by sliding the arm 4 toward the base of the slot, the hook 6 will engage the base A after which the set screw 7 may be tightened. The arm 2 may be swung in between the sections, and its set screw tightened. I t will thus be seen that the present invention may be folded or compacted so as to occupy a space of a proximately no more than the length, thic ness, and width of either section, and yet at the same time may be o ened to its operative position and serve t e same purpose as other skirt ga es which are clumsy in their structure, di cult to handle, and undesirable for use in the art of dress-making.

Havin thus described my invention, what is claime as new is:

1. A skirt gage comprising a base adapted to rest horizontall and a movable section hin ed thereto an adapted to rest dat on the. ase when ino rative and be moved 'to a right angle to t e base into an operative position, means for holding the hinged section in its o erative positlon, a measuring; arm adjustab y mounted on the hinged sec-` tion, and means carried by said arm to en-t gage the base and hold the hinged section 1n its inoperative position.

2. A skirt gage, comprising a base adapted to rest horizontally and a section hinged to one end of the base and movable to a right angle to the base, a device for holding the section in an operative position, a measuring arm slidably mounted on the lhinged section and having a hook to enga-'ge the base to hold the hinged section .i folded against said base, and a member for positively holding the measuring arm at a predetermined adjustment when its hook is enaged or disengaged with respect to the ase.

3. A skirt gage, comprisin a base and a section hinged to one end o the base and adapted to fold down'thereon when not in use, the said Section being provided with a longitudinal slot, a measurlng arm carried by the hinged section and provided with a hook adapted to engage the opposite end of the base to hold the hinged section locked down thereon, an adjusting screw passin throu h the slot of the hinged section an Slidaly and adjustably connecting said measuring arm to the section, a brace havin detachable connection with the base an coactng to hold the hinged section upright, and a member connecting said brace with the hinged section permitting the brace to move into the slot of the hinged section when the latter is folded on the base.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARY MOHLSICK.

Witnesses:

ROBERT H. WAL'rERs, GRACE JORDAN. 

